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| Title |
Exhaustive Exercise Alters Thinking Times in a Tower of London Task in a Time-Dependent Manner
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2016.00694 |
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| Authors |
Philipp Zimmer, Stephan Binnebößel, Wilhelm Bloch, Sven T. Hübner, Alexander Schenk, Hans-Georg Predel, Peter Wright, Christian Stritt, Max Oberste |
| Abstract |
Purpose: In contrast to other aspects of executive functions, acute exercise-induced alterations in planning are poorly investigated. While only few studies report improved planning performances after exercise, even less is known about their time course after exhaustive exercise. Methods: One hundred and nineteen healthy adults performed the Tower of London (ToL) task at baseline, followed by a graded exercise test (GXT). Participants were subsequently randomized into one of four groups (immediately, 30, 60, and 90 min after the GXT) to repeat the ToL. Main outcomes of the ToL were planning (number of tasks completed in the minimum number of moves), solutions (correct responses independent of the given number of moves) as well as thinking times (time between presentation of each problem and first action) for tasks with varying difficulty (four-, five,- and six-move problems). Blood lactate levels were analyzed as a potential mediator. Results: No effect of exercise on planning could be detected. In contrast to complex problem conditions, median thinking times deteriorated significantly in the immediately after GXT tested group in less challenging problem conditions (four-move problems: p = 0.001, F = 5.933, df = 3; five-move problems: p = 0.005, F = 4.548, df = 3). Decreased lactate elimination rates were associated with impaired median thinking times across all groups ΔMTT4-6 (p = 0.001, r = -0.309), ΔMTT4 (p < 0.001, r = -0.367), and ΔMTT5 (p = 0.001, r = -0.290). Conclusion: These results suggest that planning does not improve within 90 min after exhaustive exercise. In line with previous research, revealing a negative impact of exhaustive exercise on memory and attention, our study extends this knowledge of exercise-induced alterations in cognitive functioning as thinking times as subcomponents of planning are negatively affected immediately after exercise. This is further associated with peripheral lactate levels. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 53 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 17% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 19% |
| Unknown | 11 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 11 | 21% |
| Psychology | 7 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 18 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
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